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Rep. Jacobs asks Trump to back IVF coverage for military families

Today, May 19, 2025, marks the deadline for policy recommendations related to President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at enhancing access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and reducing its costs. While his administration explores various ideas to boost birth rates—like baby bonuses and awards for motherhood—perhaps a more pressing focus should be on supporting military […]

Grieving grandmother of NYC girl killed by stray bullet asks the shooter to surrender.

A grieving family in the Bronx made the deeply painful choice to cremate their 16-year-old daughter, Evette Jeffrey, who tragically lost her life due to a stray bullet while riding her scooter on Monday evening. “We chose cremation so that the family could at least have something,” the girl’s heartbroken grandmother shared on Tuesday. “Her […]

MTA asks judge to stop Trump administration from canceling congestion pricing.

The MTA is urging federal judges to keep a congestion pricing dispute within the courtroom rather than letting it spill into public demonstrations. In an interim injunction submitted late Monday, the MTA argues that state actions could end the program due to threats of “illegal retaliation,” effectively turning lawful actions into unlawful ones to avoid […]

NYC asks a judge to prevent Trump from getting rid of the city’s congestion pricing plan.

NYC Asks Court to Block Federal Move Against Crowding Fees On Monday, New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) urged a judge to halt the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate the city’s crowd pricing program. The city’s transportation lawyers are seeking an order to prevent Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy from terminating the program, […]

Trump asks NBC host about coverage of historically low border crossings.

In a recent interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, President Trump raised some interesting points about the current state of the U.S. border. He questioned whether it would be appropriate to label the border as “the safest” after what he described as mismanagement during the Biden administration. Welker noted that there’s been a decline in border […]